Radioactive microspheres aim to shrink stubborn liver tumors
NCT ID NCT07657273
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a treatment called NRT6003, which delivers tiny radioactive beads directly to liver tumors through a blood vessel. It is for people with liver cancer that has already been treated but not cured. The goal is to see if this single session of internal radiation can safely shrink tumors and control the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NRT6003 (yttrium-90 carbon microspheres)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to control liver tumors that haven't responded to earlier treatments, potentially shrinking them and improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 20 people, so results may not apply widely. The treatment involves radiation and could cause side effects like liver damage or fatigue.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1\. Age 18 years or older, male or female, with body weight greater than 30 kg. 2. Clinically, radiologically, and/or pathologically diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma. 3. Previously treated with TACE, and/or HAIC, and considered by the investigator to be able to tolerate yttrium-90 carbon microsphere radioembolization. 4. Child-Pugh score ≤7, ECOG performance status \<2, and life expectancy \>3 months. 5. Disease confined to the liver after systemic assessment. 6. At least one measurable lesion according to mRECIST and RECIST v1.1. 7. Adequate residual normal liver volume and adequate bone marrow, hepatic, renal, and coagulation function. 8. For participants with portal vein tumor thrombus, eligibility must be confirmed by the investigator based on hepatic angiography and 99mTc-MAA hepatic arterial perfusion imaging. 9. Suitable for SIRT based on hepatic vascular evaluation and 99mTc-MAA assessment. 10. Willing to use effective contraception as required by the protocol. 11. Able to understand and comply with the study requirements and willing to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Extrahepatic metastasis, including regional lymph node metastasis. 2. Uncontrolled biliary obstruction or recent biliary infection within 6 months before informed consent. 3. Prior internal or external radiotherapy to the liver or upper abdomen. 4. Anticancer therapy within 30 days before NRT6003 treatment, or small-molecule targeted therapy within 14 days before treatment. 5. Known allergy, intolerance, or contraindication to any study-related drug, contrast agent, anesthetic agent, or excipient. 6. Severe pulmonary dysfunction. 7. Untreated or inadequately treated esophageal or gastric varices considered by the investigator to have a high bleeding risk. 8. Uncontrolled disease or infection that may affect study safety or efficacy, as judged by the investigator. 9. Positive HIV antibody test. 10. 99mTc-MAA imaging or hepatic angiography showing inadequate coverage of target intrahepatic lesions, uncorrectable gastrointestinal shunting, or estimated single-session lung absorbed dose \>30 Gy. 11. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 12. Any other condition that, in the investigator's opinion, makes the participant unsuitable for this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510260, China
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